News tagged with extended families

Raising a child doesn't take a village, research shows

It doesn't take a village to raise a child after all, according to University of Michigan research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Will the economic crisis lead to major societal changes?

Why are former business executives and attorneys volunteering more time to help their communities? Why do the children of immigrants assume values very different from those of their parents? Why has the size of Japanese families ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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Intel previews 1Gbps DOCSIS 3.0 gateway capability

Intel Corporation has recently previewed its first DOCSIS 3.0 cable gateway solution that is capable of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). The Intel Puma 6 technology solution will help enable service providers to meet consumer ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Her majesty's secret

One of the greatest cliches uttered about her majesty Queen Elizabeth II is that in 60 years of reigning over us, "she has never put a foot wrong". This may well be true, but how do we know? What do we really ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Alcatel-Lucent introduces the world's most powerful Internet core router

Alcatel-Lucent today unveiled a new family of Internet core routers designed to address the major shifts that are happening in global networks. The 7950 XRS (Extensible Routing System) allows network operators to embrace ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Book sharing could boost prospects of world's poorest children

Teaching parents how to share books with their infants could have a dramatic effect on improving literacy rates in developing countries, University of Reading researchers have found.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook moves to help organ donations

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to help connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M

(AP) -- Ancestry.com Inc. will acquire rival family history website Archives.com for about $100 million in cash and assumed liabilities, the companies announced Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds

Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rapid identification of superbugs and new drugs to combat them

(Phys.org) -- Synthetic biology is playing a key role in creating new tools for rapid detection of potentially fatal bacterial infections such as E. coli and allowing scientists to create novel molecules that may provide ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Forensic science used to determine who's who in pre-Columbian Peru

Analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used to establish migration and population patterns for American indigenous cultures during the time before Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diversity aided mammals' survival over deep time

When it comes to adapting to climate change, diversity is the mammal's best defense.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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